Rugby

There is a peculiar kind of pressure that comes with defending a title. It is different from the pressure of trying to win one for the first time — quieter,...

There is a theory in South African rugby that certain players don’t fit the template. Too small, too light, not quite a six, not quite a seven, not quite a...

A selection controversy has erupted in Eastern Province schools rugby, after EP Rugby Union President George Malgas intervened in the naming of three provincial school squads — overruling merit-based selections...

There are rugby players who make their living in the hard yards, who do the grinding work that never makes the highlight reel. And then there are those who change...

Springbok Sevens flyhalf Tristan Leyds has been named the HSBC SVNS Men’s Player of the Year for the 2025/26 season after a dominant campaign that saw the Blitzboks win four...

There are rugby players who do their jobs quietly, in the shadows of the scoreboard. And then there are those who, in a single moment of desperate, committed brilliance, change...

Vodacom Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier has been named the South African Vodacom URC Player of the Season for the 2025/26 campaign, capping a remarkable personal resurgence for the 29-year-old. Embrose...

Lood de Jager is set to make his long-awaited return to rugby this weekend, offering Rassie Erasmus a rare piece of good news amid a mounting injury crisis in the...

There are rugby coaches who inherit winning teams and simply maintain them. And then there are those who walk into wreckage, roll up their sleeves, and build something that lasts...

There are rugby players who survive the system. And then there are those who survive everything the game throws at them — injury, setback, years of waiting — and come...